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It all started a few years ago, on August 11, 2017, a date I will never forget; we closed all the doors, got on a plane and said goodbye to Mexico.

Let's go back a few years, I am Marisol, a psychologist with two master's degrees and a very successful career in human resources, I was finally in a company that I loved, with a very good salary and a successful career ahead of me.

My husband, a lawyer, with a Master in Law and a Master in Economics and Business; also very successful, with a great salary, working together with his best friend and with the promise of becoming a partner in a very short time.

But something was missing .... There was never enough time to see each other, there was no more laughter, there were no more trips, it wasn't the same... why? Because when you have money and you are successful everything else has to go? We would leave home at 6 am and be back at 10 pm because of working all day and the traffic (and we worked relatively close to home).

We decided that if we wanted to continue as a couple and have children, Mexico was no longer an option but we knew it wasn't going to be easy, our careers in other countries were not valid, it's back to square one, the culture, our friends? EVERYTHING.

We researched and decided that Glasgow (Scotland), was the best option, the language, the climate and the work was going to be a big challenge, but we decided to fight for that dream, so in May 2017 we decided to quit our jobs, tell the family, put our apartment and cars up for sale and go in pursuit of a dream.

They called us crazy, offered us more money, offered my husband a partnership at the firm, but even so, the dream was bigger, we just wanted to live!

I'll never forget the feeling I had when I got on that plane. I was so scared, and all I said to my husband was, "Tell me we'll be okay," "Tell me it was a good decision."

The first few months were definitely not easy, but we had to fight. We met someone who only offered us a job selling jewellery at the Christmas market, and we took it!

It was the hardest experience of my entire life, working for two and a half months, standing from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the cold and in a climate we were definitely not used to (-8 degrees). But it was also the best             experience. I think I truly understood the definition of hard work! I learned that there are very valuable people I'd never had time to talk to because I was always busy. But above all, I learned humility.

Soon, life gives you what you deserve, and halfway through those two months, I received a call from a large company offering me a job in payroll (HR) for all of Latin America! (My dream, I couldn't believe it!) But all good things have a price! If I accepted, I'd have to leave my husband working alone at the Christmas market! In other words, double the workload and it was incredibly hard!

But just days before finishing, he also received a call hiring him at a naval company to work closely with LATAM in the sales area. Something he had never done before, but with his experience, knowledge of         economics, and drive, he managed to become the company's Operations Manager.

Leaving everything behind taught us that we shouldn't settle. After two years, my husband realised that even though he had a very good job, that wasn't going to stop him from achieving his dream. He had always wanted to work in the soccer industry. Everyone told him to stop dreaming, that watching soccer is a great hobby, but getting a job is another matter entirely.

I must tell you that I admire his strength, his drive, and how thousands of doors were closed to him.               He studied, read, and sought out everyone without giving up for a single day. I knew and was sure he would make it. He has great potential, and more than anything, he had the will and nothing to lose. And so it was in November of 2019 when he was told he'd been selected to participate in the selection process for an international partnership position at Wolves (a Premier League soccer team). I'd never seen someone dedicate so much and study so hard to be selected, and he did it!

But every achievement comes at a price, and you have to be willing to accept it. My husband's new job was in England, so we had to leave everything we'd built and start over in a new city, but it's worth it for a dream!

After seeing my husband fulfilling his dream job, I decided it was time to think about what I wanted to do with my life, what I truly enjoyed doing, and I realised it was giving therapies/sessions. I already have  the qualifications, the knowledge, and I'd done it many times before, in June 2020 I decided to start MR Counselling.